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Book Boyfriend: The brand new charming and hilarious romcom from bestselling author

"'Book Boyfriend is Lucy Vine at the absolute top of her game' MIKE GAYLE 'A proper love letter to love stories and the people who read them' DAISY BUCHANAN 'From belly laughs to heartfelt emotion, this book is absolute peak romcom' LINDSEY KELK Jemma has lived a thousand lives through books. The only life she isn't living is her own. That is, until the day she finds a note from a stranger in her favourite library book. When she replies, the pair begin a longhand conversation about their love of novels that sees Jemma finally coming out of her shell. Is she ready to fall in love for the first time - with someone she's never met? Clara has always run away from her problems, but this might finally be one she can't escape. Everyone wants to know what happened to Clara in America - but Clara isn't talking. Instead she's focusing all her energy obsessing over a hot new actor, starring in the TV adaptation of her twin Jemma's favourite book. Soon, Clara is reading every interview, trawling his social media, and following him to showbiz parties in the hopes he'll notice she's The One. As the sisters fall hard for two men they've never met, it's time to ask the question: Can either relationship survive the real world?"

Lucy Vine (Author), Jane Collingwood, Joe Eyre, Nicky Diss (Narrator)

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Little Red Death: A mind-bending murder mystery like nothing you've read before - enter the woods, i

"ONCE UPON A TIME LIKE YOU'VE NEVER READ IT BEFORE . . . DI Lyla Rondell is on the case of a lifetime. Tasked with investigating a series of perplexing deaths, the only lead she has is that each appears to be based on a different classic fairy tale. Far from the stuff of bedtime stories, the press is having a field day with what they have named the Grimm Ripper Murders. But as the bodies stack up, Lyla's whole world is about to flip on its head. Because the killer's bloody trail stretches deep into her own origin story, and when she discovers the truth, nothing will ever be the same again. Faced with the fact that everything she knows is fiction, Lyla will have to take a little creative license of her own if she's going to turn the final page on the killings . . . PRAISE FOR LITTLE RED DEATH: 'A mysterious serial killer is obsessed with fairy tales - and not the happy-ever-after kind. Can DI Lyla Rondell put aside her personal trauma to discover the identity of this most creative of murderers? Little Red Death is a horrifying ride into the deepest corners of folklore. An exquisite puzzle of a crime thriller, it revels in the shadows, as reality is savagely entwined with the very roots of storytelling itself . . . Prepare to be spellbound because A. K. Benedict is a master of this darkest art' Janice Hallett 'A clever, clever, thoroughly meta, extraordinarily enjoyable modern fairy-tale with layer after layer of intrigue and a breathless pace, I loved it, especially the delicious happy ever after' Andrea Mara 'Hugely inventive and mind-bendingly clever' Claire McGowan 'A fairytale trickster of a book, witty, sly and wickedly clever; it gripped me from first page to last. This is the thriller you'd get if Angela Carter kidnapped Stephen King and made him write with toadstool ink' Kit Whitfield 'Some passages read like Agatha Christie, some like Angela Carter - but all of it is written with the smoothness and intelligence that is AK Benedict's signature style. With charm and chills often on the same page, this is a serpentine novel that refuses to give up its secrets until it's good and ready' Charlotte Bond 'It's mad, bad and dangerous to read' Gareth Rubin "

A. K. Benedict (Author), Jane Collingwood (Narrator)

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Heavenly Bodies

"Brought to you by Penguin You know the most dangerous kind of villain? A woman with nothing left to lose. In a world ruled by the Stars, cruel and merciless gods, Elara has been cursed by fate. A prophecy promises she will fall for a Star, but that it will kill them both. Yet when the Star of Wrath and War descends to hunt Elara, the neighbouring kingdom sees an opportunity to take her from her home, the Kingdom of Night, to Helios, Kingdom of Light. Where she strides straight into the arms of an enemy prince. There, Elara is forced to either let Prince Lorenzo train her into a weapon worthy of battling against the tyrannical reign of the Stars, or to accept her fate. But there are shadows even within the Kingdom of Light – and they threaten to reveal the darkness in Lorenzo’s past and the ancient magic that slumbers in Elara’s veins. And with it all, the undeniable, star-crossed pull between them… 'This book will leave you begging for more from this unique world and scorching romance' Olivia Rose Darling, Fear the Flames 'There are books that lodge themselves into your subconscious, and become a part of you. Heavenly Bodies has joined this list, irrefutably. This is the best debut novel I’ve ever read' Molly Tullis, Consort of Darkness © Imani Erriu 2024 (P) Penguin Audio 2024"

Imani Erriu (Author), Jane Collingwood (Narrator)

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The Eye of the Beholder: 'A haunting tale of intrigue' –Emily Freud

"'Eerie, atmospheric' Louise Jensen 'A haunting tale of intrigue' Emily Freud 'Ruth Ware fans will eat this up' Publishers Weekly 'Suspenseful, dark and wonderfully atmospheric' The Sun 'Intricate and impressive' Daily Mail If beauty is in the eye of the beholder, how much can you trust what you see? When Maddy Wight is hired to ghostwrite the memoir of world-renowned cosmetic surgeon Angela Reynolds, she jumps at the chance to get her career back on track. But the deeper she digs, the more elusive the doctor becomes. Confined to Angela's glass-walled house in the Scottish Highlands, Maddy can't shake the unsettling feeling of being watched. As a result, she is drawn ever closer to Angela's enigmatic business partner Scott, whose mercurial moods change as quickly as the darkening moors outside. Returning to London once the book is finished, Maddy is excited for their future together. But news of Scott's death shatters the celebrations at the book's launch party. Which is why, months later and still grieving, she is blindsided to see Scott entering a tube station just in front of her. And before she knows it, she is following him. In this reimagining of Hitchcock's Vertigo, jeopardy can be lurking where you least expect it… Praise for Emma Bamford 'Powered by a subtle, ominous tension. I loved this book' LEE CHILD 'Paradise never felt so sinister' RUTH WARE 'An incredible debut' B A PARIS 'Suspenseful, evocative and beautifully written, I devoured it' L V MATTHEWS 'That most exciting psychological thriller in which the darkest dangers lurk in a suspicious mind and a guilty heart' A J FINN 'Gripping and pacy... A perfect summer read' IMRAN MAHMOOD 'A debut thriller that unfolds with the inexorable force of a nightmare' JOHN CONNOLLY 'Had me gripped. I loved the subtle, sinister sense of tension that built through the book' BETH O'LEARY 'An amazing and evocative atmosphere of paradise that quickly turns sinister! A must summer read for all crime fans' VICKI BRADLEY "

Emma Bamford (Author), Jane Collingwood (Narrator)

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Has Anyone Seen Charlotte Salter?: The unforgettable thriller from bestselling author Nicci French -

"A RICHARD & JUDY BOOK CLUB PICK 'One of their very best. Compelling, moving and beautifully written . . . an absolute winner' Observer 'Classic Nicci French: an unputdownable missing-persons thriller that's also a searing examination of family, memory and grief. A big-skied, full-blooded, broken-hearted book' Erin Kelly She's loved by all who meet her. But someone wants her gone . . . Then When beautiful and vivacious Charlotte Salter fails to turn up to her husband Alec's 50th birthday party, her kids are worried, but Alec is not. As the days pass and there's still no word from Charlie, her daughter, Etty, and her sons, Niall, Paul and Ollie, all struggle to come to terms with her disappearance. How can anyone just vanish without a trace? Left with no answers and in limbo, the Salter children try and go on with their lives, all the while thinking that their mother's killer is potentially very close to home. Now After years away, Etty returns home to the small East Anglian village where she grew up to help move her father into a care home. Now in his eighties, Alec has dementia and often mistakes his daughter for her mother. Etty is a changed woman from the trouble-free girl she was when Charlie was still around - all the Salter children have spent decades running and hiding from their mother's disappearance. But when their childhood friends, Greg and Morgen Ackerley, decide to do a podcast about Charlotte's disappearance, it seems like the town's buried secrets - and the Salters' - might finally come to light. After all this time, will they finally find out what really happened to Charlotte Salter? PRAISE FOR NICCI FRENCH: 'Fantastic - a breathless drumbeat of dread and suspense . . . no one does it better than Nicci French' Lee Child 'Expertly paced, psychologically sharp, thoroughly enjoyable' Louise Candlish 'Heart-thumping, head-scratching, nail-biting stuff' Erin Kelly 'Perfection' Sophie Hannah 'No-one does the dark distortion of good intentions like Nicci French' Cara Hunter 'An absolute masterclass of crime writing' Kate Rhodes 'As well as a fantastic mystery, Nicci French has written a powerful, moving and wise story about the damage that loss does to families, with characters you can't forget. I loved it' Jo Callaghan "

Nicci French (Author), Jane Collingwood (Narrator)

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Preloved: A sparklingly witty and relatable debut novel

"'Lauren Bravo is one of my very favourite writers' Dolly Alderton Gwen is coasting through life. She's in her mid-thirties, perpetually single, her friends are busy procreating in the countryside and conversations with her parents seem to revolve entirely around the council's wheelie-bin timetable. And she's lonely. But then, isn't everyone? When she's made redundant from a job she hardly cares about, she takes herself out for a fancy dinner. There she has the best sticky toffee pudding of her life and realises she has no one to tell. She vows to begin living her life fully, reconnect with her friends and family, and finally book that dentist's appointment. Gwen decides to start where all things get a second chance: her local charity shop. There, with the help of the weird and wonderful people and donated items bursting with untold stories, Gwen will find a way to move forward with bravery, tenacity, and more regular dental care. Dazzlingly witty, Preloved is a tale about friendship, loss and being true to yourself no matter the expectations. Lovingly celebrating the enduring power and joy of charity shops. Praise for Preloved 'An absolute gem of a novel' Sarra Manning 'I think I've been waiting for a novel like Preloved for my whole reading life' Daisy Buchanan 'Preloved is full of sharp observations on life, loss, regret and self-preservation' Julietta Henderson, author of The Funny Thing about Norman Foreman 'Just like that once-in-a-lifetime charity shop find, Preloved is a gleaming prize to be treasured' Caroline O'Donoghue, author of Promising Young Woman 'Preloved has taken up residence in my heart and I will be recommending it to everyone I know . . . I'm officially obsessed' Lucy Vine 'Laugh-out-loud funny but also poignant and tender' Laura Price, author of Single Bald Female"

Lauren Bravo (Author), Jane Collingwood (Narrator)

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Do No Harm: A skilled surgeon makes the best murderer . . .

"THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER AND WATERSTONES THRILLER OF THE MONTH 'Chilling and perfectly paced, one to put on the very top of your TBR!' Sarah Pearse 'Thriller fans will be in heaven' Louise Candlish MY CHILD HAS BEEN TAKEN. AND I'VE BEEN GIVEN A CHOICE . . . KILL A PATIENT ON THE OPERATING TABLE OR LOSE MY SON FOREVER. The man lies on the table in front of me. As a surgeon, it's my job to save him. As a mother, I know I must kill him. You might think that I'm a monster. But there really is only one choice. I must get away with murder. Or I will never see my son again. I'VE SAVED MANY LIVES. WOULD YOU TRUST ME WITH YOURS? Five star reader reviews: 'Absolutely phenomenal' 'Kept me hooked from the very start!' 'Believe me, you'll not want to put this down' 'Everything about Do No Harm was absolutely brilliant' 'So full of tension and twists!' "

Jack Jordan (Author), Jane Collingwood, Lucy Paterson, Sarah Feathers (Narrator)

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The Reunion: Cosmo's perfect summer beach read

"'Dark, gripping . . . a cracking piece of revenge drama' HARRIET TYCE 'An utterly addictive, deliciously dark look at the underside of glamorous university life . . . An absolute five star read' GYTHA LODGE 'I was completely hooked. Reminiscent of Big Little Lies' VICTORIA SELMAN A chance to reconnect. A chance to get revenge . . . Emily Toller has tried to forget her time at university and the events that led to her suddenly leaving under a cloud. She has done everything she can to forget the shame and the trauma - and the people involved. She has tried to focus on the life she has built with her children and husband, Nick. But events like that can't just be forgotten. Not without someone answering for what they've done. When an invitation arrives to a University reunion, everything clicks into place. Emily has a plan. Because if you can't forget - why not get revenge? A fresh, original and strikingly relatable psychological thriller, perfect for fans of ANATOMY OF A SCANDAL. PRAISE FOR POLLY PHILLIPS 'A cracking revenge read full of unexpected revelations' HEAT 'A dark and compelling page-turner' BELLA 'The Reunion is a standout tale of guilt, betrayal and toxic friendship, simmering with suspense and observations the reader instantly relates to' VICTORIA SELMAN 'The pages don't so much turn as burn in this provocative, twisting tale about the magnetism of contempt, the intoxication of revenge, and the weight and unpredictability of the past' DOMINIC NOLAN 'Friendships don't get much more toxic than this - a compelling tale of jealousy, rivalry and the things we do to those closest to us' T.M. LOGAN, author of The Holiday and The Catch 'From the intriguing and hooky first chapter to the final page, it held me in a vice-like grip' SOPHIE HANNAH, author of Haven't They Grown 'A perfectly-paced page-turner that cleverly explores the "frenemy" relationship' PHILIPPA EAST, author of Little White Lies 'Pacy, stylishly-executed and brimming with tension. This book captures frenemies in a truly terrifying way!' JO SPAIN, author of Dirty Little Secrets"

Polly Phillips (Author), Jane Collingwood (Narrator)

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Out Of This World

"FROM THE BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF LAST ORDERS AND MOTHERING SUNDAY, reissued for the first time in Scribner In 1972, Robert Beech, First World War veteran and prominent figure in the arms industry, is killed by a car bomb. The event cuts short the career of his son Harry, a news photographer, and comes close to destroying his granddaughter Sophie. Ten years later, Harry, now working in aerial photography, and Sophie, visiting an analyst in New York, remain scarred and divided by the event. Around their broken relationship and Harry's memories of his truncated career and his father, the novel builds a story that is acutely private yet sweepingly public, at the heart of which lies Harry's lifelong dedication of the camera. Out of This World spans many of the twentieth century's scenes of conflict, but also contains some of Graham Swift's most achingly intimate scenes of personal confrontation-scenes that, powerful and haunting as photographs can be, no photographs can capture. 'Deserves to be ranked in the forefront of contemporary literature' New York Times 'Superb, profound' Sunday Times "

Graham Swift (Author), Alex Jennings, Jane Collingwood (Narrator)

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An Unlikely Spy: A Novel

"“A beguiling tale of espionage.'' -- Pam Jenoff, author of The Orphans Tale and The Lost Girls of Paris A twisting, sophisticated World War II novel following a spy who goes undercover as a part of MI5—in chasing the secrets of others, how much will she lose of herself? Evelyn Varley has always been ambitious and clever. As a girl, she earned a scholarship to a prestigious academy well above her parents’ means, gaining her a best friend from one of England’s wealthiest families. In 1939, with an Oxford degree in hand and war looming, Evelyn finds herself recruited into an elite MI5 counterintelligence unit. A ruthless secret society seeks an alliance with Germany and, posing as a Nazi sympathizer, Evelyn must build a case to expose their treachery. But as she is drawn deeper into layers of duplicity—perhaps of her own making—some of those closest to her become embroiled in her investigation. With Evelyn’s loyalties placed under extraordinary pressure, she’ll face an impossible choice: save her country or the people who love her. Her decision echoes for years after the war, impacting everyone who thought they knew the real Evelyn Varley. Beguiling and dark, An Unlikely Spy is a fascinating story of deception and sacrifice, based on the history of real people within the British intelligence community."

Rebecca Starford (Author), Jane Collingwood (Narrator)

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My Best Friend's Murder: The new addictive and twisty psychological thriller that will hold you in a

"'Friendships don't get much more toxic than this - a compelling tale of jealousy, rivalry and the things we do to those closest to us' T.M. LOGAN, author of The Holiday and The Catch 'From the intriguing and hooky first chapter to the final page, it held me in a vice-like grip' SOPHIE HANNAH, author of Haven't They Grown 'A perfectly-paced page-turner that cleverly explores the "frenemy" relationship' PHILIPPA EAST, author of Little White Lies There are so many ways to kill a friendship . . . You're lying, sprawled at the bottom of the stairs, legs bent, arms wide. And while this could be a tragic accident, if anyone's got a motive to hurt you, it's me. Bec and Izzy have been best friends their whole lives. They have been through a lot together - from the death of Bec's mother to the birth of Izzy's daughter. But there's a darker side to their friendship, and once it has been exposed, there is no turning back. So when Izzy's body is found, Bec knows that if the police decide to look for a killer, she will be the prime suspect. Because those closest to you are the ones who can hurt you the most . . . The Rumour meets The Holiday in this compulsive thriller with a toxic friendship at its heart that keeps you in the dark until the final breathless pages. Why you will love My Best Friend's Murder . . . 'A highly addictive read . . . twists until the last page. Once you start Polly Phillips's debut, I guarantee you won't put it down until you're left questioning who's truly innocent... and who's not' GINA LaMANNA, author of Three Single Wives 'I devoured this taut and thrilling tale of murder and toxic friendship, reading between my fingers as the tension cranked up and unable to put it aside until I'd read the final shocking twist' VICTORIA SELMAN, author of Snakes and Ladders 'A page-turner to be reckoned with. The toxic friendship between Bec and Izzy is so well-crafted; the women's journey like a steam train about to derail. I raced through the book at record-speed, and couldn't wait to find out who would finally crack, who would die, and who would ultimately be responsible' JESSICA JARLVI, author of What Did I Do?"

Polly Phillips (Author), Jane Collingwood (Narrator)

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Shed No Tears: The stunning new thriller from the author of Richard and Judy pick 'Sweet Little Lies

"THE BRILLIANT NEW THRILLER FROM THE RICHARD & JUDY SEARCH FOR A BESTSELLER COMPETITION WINNER AND #1 BESTSELLER. Who killed Holly Kemp? Christopher Masters, known as 'The Roommate Killer', strangled three women over a two-week period in a London house in November 2012. Holly Kemp, his fourth victim, was never found. Until now. Her remains have been unearthed in a field in Cambridgeshire and DC Cat Kinsella and the Major Investigation Team are called in for what should be an open-and-shut case. But immediately Cat has questions and with Masters dead and few new leads, she has little to go on except her gut instinct, which is telling her that the real killer is still out there. But if you'd got away with murder, how far would you go to keep the past where it belongs?"

Caz Frear (Author), Jane Collingwood (Narrator)

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